All pique synonyms
piΒ·quΓ©
P p verb pique
- key up β a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- entertain β Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- get someone's goat β to cause annoyance to someone
- humouring β humor.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- interest β the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- gross out β something that is disgustingly offensive.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- get one's goat β any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- hacked β to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- infatuate β to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- mousetrap β a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- intrigue β to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- make haste β swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- commoving β Present participle of commove.
- innervate β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- buffaloing β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- displease β to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- call forth β to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- grossed out β without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- make waves β a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- nettle β any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
- quicken β to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- fret β to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- affront β If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- offend β to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- intoxicate β to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
- grate β a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
noun pique
- xenophobia β fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers: Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.
- infuriation β to make furious; enrage.
- irateness β The state of being irate.
- indignation β strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
- irk β to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- onesidedness β The property of being onesided.
- displeasure β dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
- annoyance β Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- bile β Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
- boiling point β The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapour. For example, the boiling point of water is 100Β° centigrade.